There are five niches you can chose when defining your positioning strategy: price, quality, service, innovation, and elegance. Service is a remarkable differentiation. Those who shop constantly at Nordstrom’s are knowingly paying more for personalized service that has proved endearing and able to withstand the competition for decades of continued high standards, not compromised by the need for profit first, service second. MORE

These systems are based on one of the world’s most vast databases of lifetime personalized patient health records, which are released for therapeutic and research use by the Israeli government. Telemedicine is turning into the “front door” for health services. MORE

Once your customers become emotionally attached to your product or service, they know what they want and even more, they feel that they need it. Being ready to wait longer and drive farther to get your product or service. That’s why getting to know a customer more personally {assigning a personal account manager or customer support agent can help with this} is worth the time and effort. The Best Service for The Best Customers. MORE

It wouldn’t be shocking if their phone skills need work if their primary focus is online customer service. . Whether you have an eCommerce site or provide services to customers, website visitors are more likely to trust brands that have a contact number and are available to take phone calls. People expect (and appreciated) instant, personalized service, and a contact form just doesn't cut it, which makes the phone call really necessary. MORE

They provide in-home services in over a dozen subject areas. Flash forward three years, and Sarah and her husband Robbie have left their jobs as foreign service diplomats. But what she learned is that these services aren’t giving all D.C. MORE

Hyper-local, flash marketing platform connecting consumers with local business offers; super majority of offers are restaurant and personal services; competitor to Groupon. We talked about ReachLocal and how we think they’ll be a great channel for any software company wanting to sell online services to local businesses (they have a nationwide salesforce). Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. MORE

There are five niches you can chose when defining your positioning strategy: price, quality, service, innovation, and elegance. Service is a remarkable differentiator. Those who shop constantly at Nordstrom’s are knowingly paying more for personalized service that has proved endearing and able to withstand the competition for decades of continued high standards, uncompromised by the need for profit first, service second. MORE

These systems are based on one of the world’s most vast databases of lifetime personalized patient health records, which are released for therapeutic and research use by the Israeli government. Healthcare workers are migrating essential in-person services online, out of the need to minimize contact with infected patients, including: diagnostic testing, treatments, monitoring, and even administering medication! Telemedicine is turning into the “front door” for health services. MORE

Amazon seems to be doing well in the current crisis — it announced Monday it will hire 100,000 new workers for increased demand for delivery services. With so many social distancing restrictions, we are losing our service businesses. It is as important for our future to provide small business owners assistance right now as it is to make sure that every person has food and shelter. We are in-person service based which means we can’t work remotely. MORE

They're providing the services that are in need. And then there are many service-oriented businesses, especially personal services, that are really struggling. Maybe it's selling gift cards, special bundles, future services, or some sort of a retainer. MORE